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The Benefits of Commercial Soundproofing
Noise has become a top comfort issue in offices, schools, and hospitality spaces. This guide explains how commercial soundproofing, when done right, boosts productivity, protects privacy, and creates more polished, professional environments. From walls and ceilings to door seals and acoustic treatments, learn how to design spaces that sound as good as they look.
What Makes a Room Have Good Acoustics? A Complete Guide
Great-sounding spaces don’t happen by accident. From recording studios to office spaces, this in-depth guide covers the fundamentals of room acoustics. This guide includes points on absorption, diffusion, sound reflection control, and layout tips. Learn how to create a clear, balanced, and comfortable environment tailored to your needs.
Upgrading Noisy, Old Computer Labs: Acoustic Panels & Design Tips
Computer lab acoustics are always interesting, and almost always a problem. My first semester of college was back when computers were new, and kids carried around 5 1/2″ floppy disks that could hold about five words each. The school that I attended converted an old gymnasium into a computer lab, and named it “The Bee Hive” because of the constant hum and buzz of the old machines. You could almost feel the energy of the noise when you entered the building. Since then, computer labs are a little different, but still amazingly the same […]
Soundproofing for Schools, Universities and Classrooms
Acoustics is not as complicated as people generally think it is. Reverberation (echo) is simply a relationship between the size of the space and the surfaces that make up the space. The intent of this article is to help you start to understand how that relationship works and how to help or eliminate an echo problem. I have a background and degree in education, K12 Art to be specific. Although I am not currently teaching, I have a good idea where you are coming from. I know that you do not have time to sit down and study sound and how it works. I would like to try to make it simple, so here goes […]
Why Architects, Designers, and Builders should consider Acoustics from Day One
Sounds and noises around us can have a profound impact on everything we do. The music we listen to, the programs we watch, and the work conferences or school classes we attend can be either positively or negatively impacted by sound quality and acoustics. Unfortunately, not all the places we occupy or visit are designed […]
The Uses and Benefits of Echo Eliminator in Schools
Classrooms are full of unforgettable sounds: a certain science TV show theme song, children laughing or shouting excitedly when they know the answer to a question, teachers reading a book or explaining a tough mathematical concept, and of course the blissful sound of a recorder being played for the first time. These sounds are common […]
Classroom Soundproofing: How Noise Affects Learning
The classroom experience has changed somewhat drastically over the past few decades. Chalkboards and overhead projectors are being replaced by white boards and monitors, and children have a whole new arsenal of technology at their fingertips for doing homework and connecting with their peers. These advances mean students are equipped with the tools they need […]
Summer Sound Series: Screaming Toddlers, Noisy Gym
I run a daycare facility that includes a small gym for games, running around, etc. The problem is the echo–it’s almost unbearable!
Summer Sound Series: When The Kids Are Away… Fixing School Acoustics
Teachers and administrators researching acoustical treatment for classrooms, cafeterias, common areas, etc. often contact us for help, and summer and winter breaks are usually the best times to make improvements.
How to Soundproof a Classroom 101
Sound quality and understanding speech in a classroom environment is obviously something of importance. If students are not able to clearly hear instruction in a classroom they are not able to learn – or learn nearly as effectively as they should […]
